| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dema Mikuszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Howser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Traver (fresh) SF - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa loses the ball out of bounds | 28-42 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Michael Traver is whistled for a carry | 28-42 |
| 18:57 | DePaul | Shilin Wang misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tomas Travis - foul #1 on Tomas Travis, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 18:57 | DePaul | Shilin Wang makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:57 | DePaul | Shilin Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Tomas Travis jams it on a nice dish by Manuel Hooten | 30-44 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa loses the ball out of bounds | 30-44 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Tomas Travis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 18:01 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 17:45 | DePaul | Shilin Wang can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 30-44 |
| 17:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ronald Hughes | 30-44 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Ronald Hughes misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Howser - foul #2 on Jeffrey Howser, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Rivers (SG), Charles Balls (SF), James Grimes (PF), Floyd Seamon (C) Shilin Wang, Gabriel Costa, Walter Gray, Jeffrey Howser | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), Daniel Lyles (SF), Richard Brown (PF) Michael Traver, Anthony Roberts, Tomas Travis | |
| 17:19 | Butler | Ronald Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Ronald Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:01 | DePaul | The jump hook by Charles Balls is blocked by Ronald Hughes | 30-46 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Ronald Hughes pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Floyd Seamon takes the ball from Daniel Lyles | 30-46 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Charles Balls is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Balls, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Lind (PG) Dema Mikuszewski | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (SG), Samuel Richardson (C) Manuel Hooten, Ronald Hughes | |
| 16:21 | Butler | Robert Ridley is whistled for traveling | 30-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Shilin Wang (PG) William Lind | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:04 | DePaul | Charles Balls hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Samuel Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Rivers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Balls (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Grimes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Floyd Seamon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rodney Gentile (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Ridley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Lyles (fresh) PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Rodney Gentile double dribbles | 30-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Fierro (SG), Gabriel Costa (SF), Walter Gray (PF), Clarence Smith (C) Kevin Rivers, Charles Balls, James Grimes, Floyd Seamon | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Roberts (SF) Samuel Richardson | |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Walter Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski (PG) Shilin Wang | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Michael Traver (SG), Tomas Travis (PF) Rodney Gentile, Robert Ridley, Daniel Lyles | |
| 15:00 | Butler | Anthony Roberts drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Manuel Hooten | 30-48 |
| 14:41 | DePaul | Clarence Smith scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dema Mikuszewski | 32-48 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Tomas Travis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 32-48 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | William Fierro snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Walter Gray clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 14:11 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to William Fierro | 32-48 |
| 13:49 | DePaul | Clarence Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Rivers (SF), Jeffrey Howser (PF) Gabriel Costa, Walter Gray | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), Daniel Lyles (SF), Samuel Richardson (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) Michael Traver, Anthony Roberts, Tomas Travis, Richard Brown | |
| 13:49 | DePaul | Clarence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:49 | DePaul | Clarence Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Rodney Gentile grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Ronald Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Shilin Wang (PG), James Grimes (C) Dema Mikuszewski, Clarence Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (SG) Manuel Hooten | |
| 13:12 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 13:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Richardson | 33-48 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Daniel Lyles travels with the ball | 33-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Balls (SF) William Fierro | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:37 | DePaul | Charles Balls hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Ronald Hughes blows the layup but he's fouled by James Grimes - foul #1 on James Grimes, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski (PG), Walter Gray (PF) Charles Balls, James Grimes | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Michael Traver (SG), Martin Hamilton (SF), Tomas Travis (PF) Rodney Gentile, Robert Ridley, Daniel Lyles, Samuel Richardson | |
| 12:12 | Butler | Ronald Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Ronald Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:55 | DePaul | Shilin Wang buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Dema Mikuszewski | 39-50 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dema Mikuszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Rivers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Howser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Traver (fresh) SF - Martin Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Jeffrey Howser is called for the reach on Tomas Travis - foul #3 on Jeffrey Howser, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Fierro (SG), Gabriel Costa (SF), Clarence Smith (C) Shilin Wang, Kevin Rivers, Jeffrey Howser | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Roberts (SF) Martin Hamilton | |
| 11:21 | Butler | Anthony Roberts comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Gabriel Costa - foul #1 on Gabriel Costa, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Anthony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:00 | DePaul | Walter Gray comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 39-52 |
| 10:59 | DePaul | Clarence Smith tips it in | 41-52 |
| 10:57 | Butler | William Fierro steps in front of the Manuel Hooten pass in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| 10:56 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa lays it up and in on a great pass from William Fierro | 43-52 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Tomas Travis misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on William Fierro - foul #4 on William Fierro, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Shilin Wang (SG), James Grimes (PF) William Fierro, Walter Gray | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (SG), Richard Brown (C) Michael Traver, Ronald Hughes | |
| 10:34 | Butler | Tomas Travis makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Tomas Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:34 | DePaul | James Grimes snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 10:14 | DePaul | Shilin Wang is denied on a layup by Anthony Roberts | 43-53 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Tomas Travis gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Rodney Gentile comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 10:06 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 09:48 | DePaul | The jumper by Dema Mikuszewski is denied by Tomas Travis | 43-53 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Tomas Travis pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Anthony Roberts loses the dribble to James Grimes | 43-53 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Shilin Wang | 45-53 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Tomas Travis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Anthony Roberts can't tip it in | 45-53 |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Shilin Wang gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:42 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa double dribbles | 45-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Rivers (SG), Charles Balls (SF), Walter Gray (PF), Jeffrey Howser (C) Dema Mikuszewski, Gabriel Costa, James Grimes, Clarence Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Traver (SG), Daniel Lyles (SF), Ronald Hughes (C) Manuel Hooten, Anthony Roberts, Tomas Travis | |
| 08:23 | Butler | Ronald Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Howser | 45-53 |
| 08:21 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Lyles | 45-53 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Jeffrey Howser steals the ball from Michael Traver | 45-53 |
| 07:48 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Daniel Lyles snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Shilin Wang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Rivers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Balls (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Howser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rodney Gentile (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Traver (fresh) SF - Daniel Lyles (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Butler | Daniel Lyles drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Hughes | 45-56 |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Walter Gray can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Lyles - foul #1 on Daniel Lyles, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski (PG), William Fierro (SG) Shilin Wang, Charles Balls | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Robert Ridley (SG), Samuel Richardson (PF) Rodney Gentile, Michael Traver, Richard Brown | |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Walter Gray makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Walter Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Manuel Hooten lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Ridley | 47-58 |
| 06:34 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dema Mikuszewski | 50-58 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Daniel Lyles comes up short on the shot from the right side | 50-58 |
| 06:18 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 05:59 | DePaul | Walter Gray comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Samuel Richardson - foul #1 on Samuel Richardson, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gabriel Costa (SF), James Grimes (C) Kevin Rivers, Jeffrey Howser | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Traver (SG), Anthony Roberts (SF) Robert Ridley, Daniel Lyles | |
| 05:59 | DePaul | Walter Gray misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:59 | DePaul | Walter Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:59 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Richardson | 50-58 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Samuel Richardson is whistled for a carry | 50-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Shilin Wang (PG), Floyd Seamon (C) Dema Mikuszewski, Walter Gray | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Brown (PF) Ronald Hughes | |
| 05:22 | DePaul | William Fierro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Samuel Richardson snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Michael Traver knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Hooten | 50-61 |
| 04:39 | DePaul | William Fierro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-61 |
| 04:38 | DePaul | Shilin Wang tips it home | 52-61 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Michael Traver hits a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Gabriel Costa - foul #2 on Gabriel Costa, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski (PG), Kevin Rivers (SF), Clarence Smith (C) William Fierro, Gabriel Costa, Floyd Seamon | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (PG), Tomas Travis (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) Manuel Hooten, Richard Brown, Samuel Richardson | |
| 04:18 | Butler | Michael Traver makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:07 | DePaul | Clarence Smith throws it down and he's hacked by Ronald Hughes - foul #2 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #5 | 54-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser (PF) James Grimes | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (SG), Martin Hamilton (SF) Michael Traver, Anthony Roberts | |
| 04:07 | DePaul | Clarence Smith misses the free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Ronald Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Rodney Gentile throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 03:49 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser tips it home | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dema Mikuszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shilin Wang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Rivers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Howser (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rodney Gentile (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Ridley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Martin Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tomas Travis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Martin Hamilton misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Howser - foul #4 on Jeffrey Howser, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Fierro (SG), Walter Gray (PF) Shilin Wang, Jeffrey Howser | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Lyles (SF) Robert Ridley | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Martin Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Martin Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Martin Hamilton makes the 3rd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | DePaul | Ronald Hughes denies the turnaround by Clarence Smith | 56-67 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Daniel Lyles gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Rodney Gentile misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Daniel Lyles tips it back up and in | 56-69 |
| 02:38 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Clarence Smith and the foul's on Daniel Lyles - foul #2 on Daniel Lyles, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Hooten (PG), Anthony Roberts (SF) Martin Hamilton, Daniel Lyles | |
| 02:38 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers makes the free throw | 59-69 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Rodney Gentile makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Roberts | 59-72 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Clarence Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Dema Mikuszewski | 61-72 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Ronald Hughes buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Hooten | 61-74 |
| 01:38 | DePaul | Walter Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Subs | DePaul | Shilin Wang (PG), Charles Balls (SF), Jeffrey Howser (PF), James Grimes (C) Dema Mikuszewski, William Fierro, Walter Gray, Clarence Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (SG), Daniel Lyles (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Samuel Richardson (C) Manuel Hooten, Anthony Roberts, Tomas Travis, Ronald Hughes | |
| 01:12 | Butler | Daniel Lyles knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Ridley | 61-76 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Shilin Wang can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-76 |
| 01:03 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Rivers | 61-76 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser travels with the ball | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Rodney Gentile makes the shot in the lane set up by Daniel Lyles | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Shilin Wang comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-78 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Samuel Richardson gets the rebound | 61-78 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Rodney Gentile runs out the clock | 61-78 |